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Originally Posted by 2dogsandachick  You signed over legal ownership of your dog; you didn’t lose her, you gave her up. There is a difference here. As you said yourself, if she gets sick again you will have no financial means to take care of her so it seems the vet was right in saying this probably was the best decision for the dog’s health and well-being.
Most dogs are better at adapting to the change than their owners are. There are obvious exceptions (Stormy) but as a general rule dogs are highly adapatable.
It doesn’t work that you can adopt or foster the dog because you gave her away s that you wouldn’t have to pay the medical bills any more. If you they allowed owners that surrendered their dogs to adopt them back, then it’s free medical care – and how is that fair to the veterinarian, his staff, and other pet owners who pay full price? It’s fair that you don’t get her back, because now she gets the medical attention and care she needs.
I’m surprised that the vet wouldn’t work with you in the beginning on a bill that large. I’m sorry if this sounds harsh but dogs are a huge responsibility. I may well be alone in this, but I’d be at the pawn shop or trading in my car for a hooptie to save either of my boys’ lives, but pigs probably would be flying before I ever gave them up. |
thanks for the reply; but you don't know the whole story
she had 3 previous attacks before in which i had exhausted my finance of more than $8000; without any diagnosis; had i known she has pancreatitis earlier i would have been treating her for that. however she was diagnosed with this disease last week and the vet still force fed her when she wasn't hungry. so no i didn't give her up just to give her up.
i gave her up out of love; because they refuse treatment without payment; so the next thing was to sign her out for the hospital.
so please don't judge me and tell me to sell my belonging; if it was up to me i will sell my organs; but we know that these attacks will occur throughout her life and then what; i will run out of belongings and organs.
i dind't know she has any type of genetic disease when i got her; and i tried my best providing for her for the past 2 years; but i am literarly broke and had no other choice.
so please keep your opinion to yourself.
